I had not heard she had passed away on January 10th. Ok this shocks me because i would normally know who has died and every thing. (some thing i usually keep track of)She wrote me a letter a few years back, when i bought Sherri (aka ConBarbie) a signed photo. I had wrote on the order form that i truely thought she was the number one female horror host. She wrote back that she had hoped Sherri liked her signed picture and thanked me for the kind words i had said. This was all hand writen on her own stationary. I was shocked and pleased that this lady took the time to write some thing back to me. Maila Nurmi, you was a true icon of your time. You will be missed....